Horses for Courses - A 100 bhp Figo?

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I do not see any difference from the Palio 1.6 and this one. How many bought the Palio 1.6 and where are they now ? Why did Fiat not continue with the 1.6 in the Punto, that would have been a much hotter hatch than the Figo 1.6.

I do not see any difference from the Palio 1.6 and this one. How many bought the Palio 1.6 and where are they now ? Why did Fiat not continue with the 1.6 in the Punto, that would have been a much hotter hatch than the Figo 1.6.

For Fiat even the 1.4 Fire turned out to be a wrong choice, Majority of the sales are ruled by MJD. I feel since the 1.4 FIRE version did not qualify for small car norms and it has lower FE than 1.6 Palio, the 1.6 engine would have been a better choice, since they already have the 1.2 for the commuters. Let's not take Fiat's blunders as benchmarks, especially when talking about commercial success.

They need to spruce up the interior (from the Fiesta classic please) and the exterior. Figo 1.6 will attract a lifestyle customer who will be not be happy with the low rent interior and those outdated christmas tree lights.

This would not set the sales charts on fire anyway! So why not offer a full fledged Figo 1.6S version with skirts all around, Better quality interiors, Sport seats, Funky steering wheel, drilled pedals, hot alloys with low profile tyres, a neat rear spoiler and of course the Electric blue paint job?

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For Fiat even the 1.4 Fire turned out to be a wrong choice, Majority of the sales are ruled by MJD. I feel since the 1.4 FIRE version did not qualify for small car norms and it has lower FE than 1.6 Palio, the 1.6 engine would have been a better choice, since they already have the 1.2 for the commuters. Let's not take Fiat's blunders as benchmarks, especially when talking about commercial success.

One reason for not using the P 1.6L engine would be the stricter emission norms that it'd have to comply now.

The way the Punto got both the Linea 90Bhp engine later on , I'm guessing Fiat could plonk the TJet engine into the G Punto down the line hopefully.

a little birdie tells me that 1.6 litre figo mules are ready , up and running

So when can we expect the Unveiling ceremony like of NFS?

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This would not set the sales charts on fire anyway! So why not offer a full fledged Figo 1.6S version with skirts all around, Better quality interiors, Sport seats, Funky steering wheel, drilled pedals, hot alloys with low profile tyres, a neat rear spoiler and of course the Electric blue paint job?

Dear Mustang, any word on this yet? Personally, I was disappointed with the pricing of the Fiesta Classic at 5.5L. With the Figo Titanium Petrol at 4.65L, how are they going to price it? Anything around 5L will be a steal, considering the Polo and the Fabia are priced at 6!

Dear Mustang, any word on this yet? Personally, I was disappointed with the pricing of the Fiesta Classic at 5.5L. With the Figo Titanium Petrol at 4.65L, how are they going to price it? Anything around 5L will be a steal, considering the Polo and the Fabia are priced at 6!

*Keeping my fingers crossed that the launch will happen.

No concrete info, I have just been hearing fiesta talks right now.

It has to be priced b/w 5-5.50 Lacs and should be a fully loaded version so that it does not compete with a booted car which is a stripped down version (Fiesta Classc LXi)

It has to be priced b/w 5-5.50 Lacs and should be a fully loaded version so that it does not compete with a booted car which is a stripped down version (Fiesta Classc LXi)

I dont think there will be cannibalisation as customers who prefer more features and fun would go with Figo, while slightly mature customers who want image and boot space would go with the Fiesta Either which way we look at it, its a car sold for Ford right?

I dont think there will be cannibalisation as customers who prefer more features and fun would go with Figo, while slightly mature customers who want image and boot space would go with the Fiesta Either which way we look at it, its a car sold for Ford right?

Agreed. But a low selling model will probably not justify its production cost, even though the 1.6 Figo will share a lot of its components with the 1.3 Petrol version (Alto VX anyone?)

I'm skeptical that the 1.6 will be launched, at the same time, a fully loaded 1.6 Figo in the 5-5.5 bracket: Wow!

Wouldnt it make more sense to launch a Figo with a better 1.2 petrol engine (say with VVT + other improvements) instead of a bigger engine. The current 1.2 engine is the most anemic of the bunch (Fiat/Tata aside). The Figo petrol could do a lot better if they gave it a better engine. And with the capacity staying the same, they would still get the excise benefits. Not to mention FE could improve a fair bit. The extra cost increase would just be the upgraded engine (say 15-20k). The current engine produces 70 hp. If they could up it to the 80-85 HP range, it would make for a pretty peppy car. Of course it wouldnt be anything like the 100 hp 1.6 engine but it would at least be far better than the current engine